Jose Antonio Rosa

Jose Antonio Rosa (1768-) was a general of Portugal during the Peninsular War.

Biography
Rosa was an artillerist of the Portuguese Army before becoming a general during the Peninsular War, commanding Portuguese troops in the resistance against the invasion by France. Rosa was key in capturing rebel guerrilla settlements in central Spain and handing them over to the Spanish resistance, although at times Portugal was not allied with Spain. At war's end in early June 1813, he was in the Pyrenees with a large army.